Fence-tie.



PATENTED OGT. 22, 1907. E; J. BOWERFIND.

FENCE TIE.

APPLIGATION FILED r33. 24,1908.

run NORRIS PITERS hereinafter fully set EDWARD J. BOWERFIND, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR MICHIGAN,

TO LION FENCE 00., OF ADRIAN,

A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

FENCE-TIE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22, 1907.

Application filed February 24. 1906. Serial No. 302,6 92.

To all whom it Mug concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD J'. Bownarmn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lcnawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Ties; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a tie for wire fencing, and consists in the construction and arrangement of parts forth and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie for joining the crossed strands of a wire fencing or fabric so as to prevent lateral displacement of-said strands, and wherein the arrangement is such as to securely tie the strands together at their juncture by a knot or tie of such formation as to enable it to be readily driven between shaping dies which embrace the crossed strands of the fabri and in which the tying member is directed about said strands to securely join them.

The above object is attained by the formation and association of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 'l is a plan view showing the crossed strands of a wire fabric tied together in accordance with my invention. l ig. 2 is a plan view of the reverse side of the tie. Fig. 3 is a sectional view through the stay wire as on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar section as on line 4 4 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the line wire as on line 5-5 of Fig. 1. Fig. (i is an elevation of the tying staple before being formed around the crossed strands of the fabric to unite them.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the vertical or stay-wi re, and 2 the strand or longitudinal wire of a wire fencing or fabric, said strands crossing at right angles and having crimps therein at the point of crossing to assist in preventing said strands slipping one upon the other.

The initial formation of the tie, as shown in Fig. 6, is preferably that of a staple, provided with the op posed legs 3 and 4 connected by a loop 5. In practice the crossed strand and stay wires are confined between suitable dies, not shown, in which channels and concavities are formed so positioned and of such shape as to direct the legs of the staple when driven thereinto around said strands to securely tie them together.

When the tie is properly formed about the crossed wires in accordance with my invention, the loop of the staple will lie upon and cross the line wire with the leg 3 thereof passing in the rear of the stay wire, its end portion curving outwardly and obliquely across the strand wire, as at 6, on the opposite side of the stay wire from the loop, the extreme terminal portion 7 thereof continuing across the stay wire and lying thereon below and in contact with the under side of the crimp 8 of said strand wire. The other leg 4 of the adjacent to the terminal portion 7 of leg 3, the end portion 9 of leg 4 curving outwardly in the are of a circle and crossing the line wire 0bliquely, its extreme terminal portion 10 being hooked 5 over said line wire to retain it in place thereon.

It will be noted that the end portion 6 of le 3 crosses the line wire at one side of the stay wire, and that the terminal portion 7 of said leg at the point where it lies across the stay Wire below the line wire, is practically parallel with the latter. Because of the engagement of the terminal portion 7 of the leg 3 of the tying'staple below the crimp 8 in the line wire, said line wire is firmly held against being sprung downwardly by a weight thereon, preventing the slipping of the crossed wires 7 of the fencing. By causing the end portion 6 of leg 3 to cross the strand or line wire near the base of the crimp 8 therein, said end portion is caused to lie more flatly than if it were made to cross directly over the time affords suflicient space 011 the line wire to enable the end portion 6 of leg 3 to cross the line wire below the point of the crimp 8 to reduce the transverse diameter of the tie, as before described.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s:

y the end portion of one leg crossing the strand wire oh 7 an extreme terminal portion which crosses the stay wire below and in contact with the strand wire, the end portion of the other leg crossing the strand wire in the are of a circle beyond the end portion of the first-mentioned leg, and having a hooked terminal which engages obliquely over and terminates at said strand wire. In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD J. BOWERFIND. Witnesses I E. N. SMITH,

W. H. SHINSON. 

